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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From skrin + legge; compare with Swedish skrinlägga.
Verb
skrinlegge (imperative skrinlegg, present tense skrinlegger, passive skrinlegges, simple past skrinla, past participle skrinlagt, present participle skrinleggende)
- to abandon, shelve (e.g. a plan)
2011, Jeanette Semb, Slangen i paradiset, EbnPublish, →ISBN:Drømmen om et liv sammen med Hildegunn gikk brått opp i røyk. Han som til og med hadde skrinlagt planene sine om å reise til Kristiania.- The dream of a life together with Hildegunn suddenly went up in smoke. He had even abandoned his plans for travelling to Kristiania.
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From skrin + legge, Old Norse skrínleggja.
Verb
skrinlegge (present tense skrinlegg, past tense skrinla, past participle skrinlagt, passive infinitive skrinleggast, present participle skrinleggande, imperative skrinlegg)
- to abandon, shelve (e.g. a plan)
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